Tag: Cool

Ebook Readers Still Love to Turn a Real Page
Ebooks still haven't killed off print books, just in case you were wondering. Years ago, when ebooks and ereaders first began to climb in popularity, a common question was "will...
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Barnes & Noble Offers $5 Credit To All New Nook Owners
Did you get a Nook for Christmas? Well, Barnes & Noble thanks you for helping to keep its beleaguered tablet business alive for another quarter. As thanks, it wants to give you a l...
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Scientists Use Vodka to Send World’s First Molecular Text Message
Researchers at York University in Toronto have finally found a good use for vodka. Using a simple setup with a spritzer and a receiver, placed apart from one another on a table...
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Amazon Upgrades Whispersync For Voice For Kindle Books, Expands Available Titles
Amazon announced today that it has launched some upgrades to its Whispersync for Voice technology to make it easier for people reading Kindle books to switch between reading and li...
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Amazon’s Kindle MatchBook Is AutoRip For Books
Early this year, Amazon announced a new service called AutoRip...
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IKEA Uses Augmented Reality to Show You How Furniture Will Look in Your House
The new 2014 IKEA catalog app is debuting a new augmented reality feature that lets users see how certain pieces of furniture will look in their homes. All you have to do is scan o...
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The Dept. of the Interior’s Instagram Account Is Awesome, and You Should Follow It
This isn't really new news - just a quick reminder. If you're not following the U.S. Department of the Interior on Instagram, you're missing out on some truly incredible photograph...
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Astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Selfie Puts Your Selfies to Shame
I know that your hair looked super awesome when you decided to snap that selfie in the girl's bathroom of your local Target. Yes, your face looks super cute - I love the way you pu...
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Judge: Apple Violated Antitrust Law
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Wednesday that Apple violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by conspiring to raise e-book prices and hurt e-bo...
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Tor UK Finds That DRM May Not Be Necessary After All
DRM, or digital rights management, isn't well-liked among consumers. More often than not, it...
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The Xbox 360 ‘Achievement Unlocked’ Sound, Visualized
You spend countless hours seeking it. You do crazy things to obtain it. You play games over and over again for a chance at it. It, of course, is the elusive (depending on the ga...
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Redditor Handcrafts Fallout Monopoly for Incredibly Lucky Wife
So, reddit user XsimonbelmontX has made me extremely jealous, as he has created a undeniably awesome Monopoly-like board gam...
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Buttercup and Westley’s Plunge into Dry Quicksand, Explained
Dry quicksand's prevalence in nature may be debated, but it has been created by scientists - so it exists. Of course, if yo...
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Reagan Daughter’s Lesbian Novel Self-Published on Kindle
It turns out that not even having a U.S. president for a father can guarantee a publishing contract. This week, Patti Davis, born Patricia Reagan, self-published a novel in the...
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Google Takes You Atop the Tallest Mountains in the World with Insane New Street View Imagery
Google has taken its Google Maps team to some awesome places to capture some amazing street view imagery. Recent expeditions that come to mind include treks to...
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